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As George Washington lay on his deathbed, his greatest fear took over—and led him to leave utterly bizarre orders to his staff.

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Marchesa Luisa Casati was destined to be larger-than-life, from her glamorous life up to her horribly tragic end.

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If anyone thought Christopher Plummer was the male version of his saintly co-star Julie Andrews...guess again.

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Antoine Lavoisier was one of the most brilliant men of his time, but he fell victim to revolutionary fanaticism.

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As a frontiersman, Kit Carson witnessed some of history’s greatest horrors, but it was a broken heart and a sad diagnosis that spelled his doom.

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Linda Ronstadt received accolades for every kind of singing, including opera and mariachi. But her journey to fame was not easily won.


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